Let’s say you were going to try and chart a first-ever course through the frigid Arctic Ocean. What would you pack for the trip? Equally important, what would you not pack for the trip? In 1845, Sir John Franklin learned the answers to both questions the hard way…....

Most people prefer their bowls, plates, and cups unbroken; after all, they paid good money for their wares. For obvious reasons, most people prefer their lives unbroken, as well. But in the art form known as kintsugi, broken is definitely better....

If someone wanted to give you a hundred dollar bill, would you take it? Yeah…like everyone else, you’d probably pocket the cash. But what if that same hundred dollar bill had a small coffee stain on the back of it? Would you take it then?...